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What is the law regarding reversing out of a private drive into a main road? Is it illegal? The Highway Code says "wherever possible you should reverse IN and drive OUT.
My mate got knocked off his bike by a driver reversing out.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Well, I was hoping to get a professional opinion, maybe from someone qualified in law.
The current law on filtering is that it is perfectly legal, as long as you do not exceed 30mph, and you stay on the right side of the road and do not cross white lines.
As a motorcyclist I do not have any "divine rights" but I know it upsets car drivers who have to sit in jams while we can get ahead. Oh yeah, my mate is a member of the Institute of Advanced Motorcyclists, been riding for 15 years, courier in London for 5, first accident. He nearly died. So, is there a lawyer in the house?
I know, the law sucks. My mate was hospitalised for two weeks, in ICU for a week with one lung colapsed and the other bruised. He went into renal failure and had to have emergency treatment in the small hours. He didn't hit the car per say, but saw the car and dropped it and it slid into the cars back bumper.
Like I said, written off �6000 bike, and believe it or not, the driver is claiming compensation for shock and whiplash. Funny how one can get whiplash travelling backwards.